There will always be those who value the external more than the internal, even if it is the external surface of the cup, and for whom the form is as important as the content. Designers create unusual shapes not only for cups, but also for plates and other items of dishes. The aesthetic needs of people require satisfaction, because dishes are what we use every day.
Eating food from beautiful objects makes it possible to combine the pleasure of eating with the pleasure of the shape of a dish or cup.
Tea dishes
The design of the cups is basically different in shape and image. Also, they can be funny inscriptions. A creative cup is a good option for a gift, and it is accepted to give dinner sets for a wedding.
Among the fashionable types of designer tableware can be identified cups with patterns. They can be created both from ceramics, and from porcelain. Porcelain sets of elegant forms with roses - out of time and never go out of style.
However, designers can surprise not only with color, but also with unusual shape. The game with the volume can turn the cup into a small bas-relief.
Chameleon Circles recently at the height of fashion, because they are not only playing with color, but also functional. Outside, they have a heat sensitive coating that can change color depending on the temperature of the contents.
Funny Forms
Manufacturers create dishes that not only looks beautiful, but also creates an instant shock effect. Some of these items tend to purchase, to make friends or clients in the office laugh.
Funny forms of dishes surpass the wildest consumer fantasies:
- a cup with a border in the form of a jaw;
- skull whiskey glass;
- a coffee cup, as if fashioned from bread;
- martini glasses with snowflake legs;
- plates with fingers molded inside or mouth;
- Cup for coffee in the form of a bust with a hole at the bottom for cookies.
An interesting volumetric effect occurs during the production of glass objects. Creating glasses or cups with a double bottom, you can either leave space for a drink or decorate the inside. On sale there are glasses inside the glasses and also beer glasses with a double surface.
Functional Kitchenware
Designer's dream is to create an object that will combine the original form, beauty and at the same time have improved functions for operation. This can be a glass teapot with compartments for two types of tea - it is convenient to brew these two types in one teapot. In addition, the glass surface allows you to enjoy the overflow of color.
A pair of glass cups of different shades is attached to this kettle.
Kitchen utensils may also have a modern design and perform additional functions:
- metal spatula for turning meat during frying with a thermometer;
- circles for frying eggs with handles;
- measuring spoon with electronic scoreboard indicating mass;
- volume measuring volume;
- puzzle boards in which you can insert a glass of wine.
Plates
The plates also open up possibilities for design, because their material is ceramic, eco-friendly, which allows to give the required thickness and apply any image. The drawings on the plates are especially loved by children, it helps them to turn food into a game. It can satisfy this need. A tray in the form of a real quest - hit last season. The base shows a road with compartments for food, at the end of which a child is waiting for a prize.
The fashion trend is square or rectangular plates. The main advantage of this type of dishes is the ability to accommodate a larger amount of food. The original solution for flat plates is the design in the form of a mirror and vinyl records. Also a colorful version of the service can be called a set of plates in the form of planets in the solar system. Fans of certain dishes may be interested in dishes made to a specific dish, for example, this is chicken ham with french fries.
Color solutions
Despite the fact that in specialized stores you can find any colors of drinking bowls, designer dishes are different in that the soup plates are made in the same color range. The fashion for the same color sets has gone, now you can buy a set of plates for the kitchen, which will be of different tones, while creating a harmonious impression due to the fact that they all fit together. And the same pattern will achieve the unity of style.
In the spring collections the most fashionable colors are mint, aquamarine, blue, green. These shades of dishes perfectly harmonize with both vegetables and herbs on the plate, and with flowers on the table. Also, various plates in the pattern, while creating a single set, can be obtained if one type of pattern is used, but presented in different versions on each item in the set.
Phials - deep plates that are very convenient for soup or stews. Pleases color variety of ceramic bowls handmade. The inner surface is painted differently than the outside.
Such bowls are truly picturesque, and artists use bright and dynamic color combinations.
Materials
The most common materials for making dishes are ceramics and porcelain. Traditionally, porcelain is considered to be thinner, and ceramics - thicker. It may seem that ceramics is stronger, but porcelain can also be soft and hard. Both types of material in the firing process allow you to apply any image on the surface.
Glasses
For the production of glasses used pressed glass. Few people know that dishes from similar material with a printed pattern also have a special psychological impact. The taste of drinks in glass cups seems richer and richer.
Since glasses drink cold drinks, juices, lemonades and alcohol, they are often used at parties, where the aesthetic component of the dishes is very important. Traditional glasses have a concise form, but there are glasses and glasses made of cut glass. For example, the manufacturer Full hause Offers durable stained glass glasses with various facets.
These effects allow you to create a play of light in a glass that you can admire while drinking.
However, the price of glasses depends on the quality of the glass. A thick variety is valued less, prices for such glasses can start from 300 rubles. (manufacturer Full Hause). But dishes from thin transparent glass, although it is more fragile, is much more expensive. Design solutions for handmade crystal glasses are various shapes that adorn the legs. For example, a “Field bouquet” glass is a combination of an oval-shaped container and a stem in the form of a stem and two flowers, its price is 2443 rubles. (manufacturer Gabriel Brossart).
Collection items Gabriel Brossart decorated with various flowers, houses, figurines and charming fish.
So, the modern consumer is picky and demanding, his aesthetic needs can be satisfied with various collections of dishes, which are embedded in the figures, drawings, inscriptions, measuring devices. These household items can please households and guests, become an excellent gift, a highlight in a set of dishes for the house, entertain children and adults. And their prices are not higher than the prices of more traditional dishes.
Review the beautiful and unusual dishes in the video below.